Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-04-23
Fashion Notes.

color combination craze.
Zigzag and dotted stripes are seen on
some of the spring silks.
The safest colors for cheap portieres
are olive green and brick red.
Pompadour silks are recommended fol
dressy frocks for young girls.
There are fewer whole birds seen on
hats and bonnets this spring.
Short backs and long front tabs are the
distinguishing marks OF new wraps.
Many of the dressy new hats and bon,
nets are trimmed entirely with ribbon.
India silks and foulards will be the
rivals of China silks and pongecs this
season.
Long fots of ribbon give decorative
effect to black and colorcd lace ovel
dresses.
gathered bodices promise to be
popular in thin materials upon both
basques and corsages.
Black and white mixtures in stripes
and bars are seen in new gros grain and
faille Franchise silks.
Cheviots come in checks, hair lines,
mixtures and various weaves, producing
all sorts of effects"
The newest tailor suits have very broad
waistcoats opening over shirt fronts OF
Tussore or China silk.
Double stripes and stripes Of irregular
widths, narrow stripes and hair lines are
all seen in spring goods.
1t is thought that low throated bodies
with Tapped surplicc fronts will be fea-
ture of the midsummer gowns.
Some of the newest buttons consist OF
wheels of wire or wood, covered with
silk crocheted in open designs.
Black bcngalinc, which has been SO ex-
tensively used for short wraps, is this sea-
son also much used for dresses.
Narrow stripes of frisc velvet in old
tapestry colors are frequently seen on
grounds OF heavy twiled surahs.
Black watercd silk is admirably COM
bined with black camcls' hair for dresses
of middle aged and elderly ladies.
Some narrow-striped Pompadou.' eff
fects are seen in the new satecns, and
they bid fai, to be decidedly pop lar.
Bouclc goods are shown in great 7ariety
for wraps for general wear, and very use
full and serviceable garments are made
from them.
Bands and borders around the skirts
near the foot are much favored, but
tlounces, except in lace, and plaitings are
no longer seen.
New kid gloves have broad bands OF
stitching on the backs; three rows in
color contrasting or harmonizing with
that of the glove.
New combinations of fabrics and new
details are the features of the newly i'm
ported spring and summer costumes,
rather than any decided changes in style.
There is greater variety in bonnet rib
bons this season than ever. Every old
style ribbon seems to have been revived
by the French and American manufac-
turerS.
Large clusters of ribbon, both in silk
and velvet, are extensively used for hold
ing drapcries, and vertical bands of rib
bon are placed upon the fronts and sides
of dress skirts.
New short mantlcs repeat the general
effect of those of the past season, but are
more elaborate in the arrangements of the
sleeves and fronts, and the details arc
more varied than ever.
Some of the new combination costumes
of wool have the basque and drapery OF
small checks, overskirts of large plaids,
the latter material being also used for the
vest, revers, collar and cuffs.
Black and white is again a popular
combination. Suitings, silks, plushes
and goods of all grades show black and
white effects in stripes, brocaded figures,
polka dots, fine line stripes and the tiny
dots and points which are now especially
favored
Combination costumes of silk and wool
are again in vogue, the waist and dra.
peries being composed of fine, soft cam
els hair, and the skirt of ottoman, faille
Franchise, Bengaline or any good repped
silk. Decided contrasts are seen in these
costumes.